The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-07
LATEST cABLEoRAMs.
English Liberals Arousing the coun-
tryAgainst Coercion.
Lord Lansdowne win Turn Out
His Tenants.
The Pope Says MccIynn Must Come
to Rome.

LONDON, April 6.-The Council Of Liberal
Federation met in London today. There
were numerous delegates present from the
provinces. The president. Sir James Kill
son, denounced the policy of the govern
ment brutal, and said they were trying to
reduce the Irish to the level of the Hotten-
tot. He moved that the Federation protest
against the coercion bill as retrograde in
policy tyrannical in principle and vindic-
tive in detail.
Admiral Maxse caused an uproar by ask
ing whether the crimes bill was not really an
antl-coercion measure, aiming to suppress
the shameful coercion of the National
League He asked which form of coercion
the English Liberals should support If
the English Home Rulers were consistent
ABOUT governing Ireland according to Irish
IDEAS, they were bound to let the country
20, Conceding that absolute independence
Wnlcn the Natiohalists wanted fan attempt
was here made to hiss down the speaker but
tDe chairman ruled that the speaker was in
order, and he continued he saw this pursuit
OF the abstract principles of Nati0nalism
would result in the abdicatiou Of England's
national responsibilities, and cause their
count to become weak and Insignificant and
liable 10 fall an easy prey to any adjoining
nation that cultivated strength and consol-
idation., while England cultivated dissolu-
tion and decay
drowned with noise. The presidents mo-
tlon was approved, as was also resolution
expressing gratitude to Mr.. Gladstone for
his wisdom and courage in opposing the
coercion measures a'he delegates made ar
rangements for series of anti-cOercion
demonstrations throughout the country.
Three hundred n0n-eonformist ministers
nave signed memorial protesting against
the coercion bill.
Word From Unhappy Ireland.
DUBLIN, April 6.-The attempt Of the
agent to compromise with the tenants on
Lord Lansdowne's estates have failed. The
work of eyicting all who refuse to pay the
rents demanded will be resumed about April
20. Messrs. Dunn and Kilbride, the two
principal tenants of Lord Lansdowne, who
were recently eyicted from their extensive
holdings near Luggacurren, have been
elected chairman and vice chairman respect
lively OF the Atley board of poor law guardi-
ans.
1t is denied that the National League will
remove its headquarters to England in the
event of the passage of the coercion act.
Doyle, the lnvlncible, has been released
on a ticket-of-leave. He complains bitterly
OF the treatment he received while in con-
lties single out the Irish eonviets for espec-
tally hard punishments.
The Jealousy Of Monarchies.
BERLIN, April 6.-The governments Of
Germany and Austria win initiate the act Of
Russia in declining to take part in the Paris
Exhibition of 1889. The Krouse Zeitung
and the National Zeitung, of Berlin, in edi
torials referring to the exhibition, both urge
that it would be an act of impropriety and
danger to the monarchies of Europe to do
anything tending to glorify revolution.
NihiIism in Russia.
LONDON, April 6.-Revolutionary procla-
nations, issued by the military section of
the Nihilists, have been seized at st. Peters
burg and Gatzschina. 1t is reported that a
dynamite shell laboratory has been diseov-
cred at Cronstadt, the manager of which, a
student, committed suicide.
Rebellion in AfghanIstan.
BoMBAY, April 6-Afghanistan adyices
say that the Ghilzai uprising is slowly devel-
oping 1t is reported that the road from
Cabul to Candahar is clesed north Of Khel-
att. The Ameer, however, is full of conf
dence. Rumors that he has applied to the
Indian uOVprnmpnt for aid ara 1fnwOrfhxr af